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"Following full consultation with all of the relevant authorities including independent safety advisors, Devon and Cornwall Police, emergency services and the Met Office, a final decision was made this evening.

"The safety of you, the fans and attendees, as well as performers and crew comes first, and the potential risk is too severe for the event to go ahead at this time.

"Refund advice will be shared as soon as possible - please follow Boardmasters’ social media for official updates.

The empty site at Boardmasters after organisers announces the festival has been cancelled due to be bad weather (Image: Greg Martin)

"We sincerely regret the disappointment to fans, and apologise for any disruption caused to local businesses, performers and crew who were looking forward to Boardmasters as much as we were."

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The Met office has also released an updated weather warning for Devon and Cornwall and say winds are likely to top 60mph across the South West.

On Tuesday the weather service issued two weather warnings saying there would be severe rain in Devon and Cornwall on Friday and high winds on Saturday.

They now say the 50mph forecast gusts on Saturday are likely to be more than 60mph. The warning reads: "Unseasonably strong southwesterly winds are expected to cause some disruption, with gusts over 40 mph quite widely inland.

"Gusts over 50 mph are possible across parts of central and south-eastern England, particularly in association with showers.

"Gusts in excess of 60 mph are likely around coasts of Bristol Channel, English Channel and through the Strait of Dover."

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As a result of the forecast Boardmasters in Cornwall has been cancelled, with 53,000 people being turned away.

The heavy rain is set to start from 12pm on Thursday becoming very heavy through Friday. The warning for Friday has now been extended across the whole of the country and Northern Ireland.

A separate warning of thunderstorms has been put in place for the whole of Scotland.

The Devon and Cornwall warning for Friday reads: "A band of heavy rain, with the possibility of some very heavy bursts, will move northwards during Thursday night and Friday. Within this band 10-15 mm is widely expected, however some places could see as much as 30 mm in just a few hours. Once the rain has cleared scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to develop, particularly during Friday. Many places will miss these, but where they do occur 10-20 mm is possible in one hour, with perhaps 30 mm in a few hours."